leaders from 195 nations will gather next week for the UN General Assembly Session with the issues of the war in Syria, climate change, terrorism, refugee crises, tensions in Korean peninsula expected to take centrestage at the high-level meetings. The 71st session beginning on September 19 and running through September 26 will be the last for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as well as US President Barack Obama.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will address the General Debate on September 26 while Pakistan’s Prime Minister will address on September 21.
“This year’s high-level week at the United Nations comes at a critical time. We will seek progress in resolving protracted conflicts and rising tensions in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East,” Ban had told reporters this week.